Re: [Harp-L] Bluegrass Harmonica

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

well, for sure he does!  But isn't that wonderful?  Surely Mr. Monroe could have figured out  how to use all that crazy energy...

Regards, RH


-----Original Message-----
>From: Bart van Strien <knuppel@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Dec 19, 2012 8:38 AM
>To: Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Bluegrass Harmonica
>
>Funny story bout Clements
>
>But ... knowing Clements fiddle playing, I bet that it was a bit more than 
>just one chord he played different. Sometimes he tends to really get funky, 
>way out there .. ;-)
>
>Bart
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Richard Hunter" <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 6:52 PM
>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Bluegrass Harmonica
>
>
>> eskeene@xxxxxxxx wrote:
>> I heard a possibly apocryphal story about Vassar
>>>> Clements playing a 6th chord on the fiddle while performing with Monroe.
>>>> Monroe turned to him and said, "That note isn't in this song", to which
>>>> Vassar replied, "Well it is now."-whereupon Monroe fired him on the spot
>>>> saying, "It may be, but you're not."
>>
>> My bet is that Monroe needed Clements more than Clements needed Monroe.
>>
>> Regards, Richard Hunter
>>
>>
>>
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